Hot. Bright. Muggy. Sunny. Ending. We were already docked in Old San Juan when I woke up. My cellular-services-are-available sense failed me. So did that liter and a half of water I drank the night before. The sun streamed into our cabin, blinding our eyes and waking us to the harsh reminder that we had Read more
Five. (The number of times we’ve visited St. Maarten. I think.) Two. (The number of bottles of Guavaberry liquor I have stashed somewhere in Mom’s liquor cabinet.) Three. (The number of St. Maarten magnets on my fridge.) It’s safe to say we know St. Maarten. We know St. Maarten in the way you know an Read more
Admittedly, I didn’t know much about Barbados before we booked this trip. I knew Rihanna was from Barbados. I knew it was exotic sounding. I knew the waters were extraordinarily blue. But I didn’t know much about Barbados. So I didn’t know what to expect for our day there. There aren’t many reviews about the Read more
We don’t really do much on sea days. It feels like we do, but we really don’t. We swim (if it’s nice out). We eat breakfast. And lunch. And tea. We peruse the shops and walk around aimlessly. Sometimes we play trivia. We nap. We just…be. Does that make sense? We delight in doing nothing Read more
Being in St. Thomas is like slipping on an old sweater. There’s a comfort in the familiarity of it – the look and the feel and the smell. But what that sweater brings in nostalgia and comfort, it lacks in that excitement of being new. We were already docked in St. Thomas when I woke Read more
